Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012) Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui (original title)

Directors:

Pascal Arnold (co-director)
Jean-Marc Barr (co-director)

Writers:

Lucy Allwood (translation and adaptation)
Pascal Arnold

Release Date:

9 May 2012 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class. |

Plot Keywords:

Caught Masturbating | Biology Class | French | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Male Rear Nudity

Cast

Mathias Melloul	...	Romain
Valérie Maës	...	Claire
Stephan Hersoen	...	Hervé
Leïla Denio	...	Marie
Nathan Duval	...	Pierre
Yan Brian	...	Michel
Adeline Rebeillard	...	Coralie
Grégory Annoni	...	Cédric
Laetitia Favart	...	Nathalie
Benjamin Houot	...	Homme triolisme 1
Maïlys Amrous	...	Femme triolisme 1
Pierre Perrier	...	Maxime
Faustine Dubois	...	Sophie (as Oréade Knobloch)
Stéphane Clerc	...	Sébastien
Philippe Duquesne	...	Le directeur du lycée
Astrid Vermeulin	...	La secrétaire

Directed by
Pascal Arnold		(co-director)
Jean-Marc Barr		(co-director)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lucy Allwood		translation and adaptation
Pascal Arnold

Produced by
Pascal Arnold	....	producer
Jean-Marc Barr	....	producer
Julien Bonvicini	....	co-producer
Nicolas Coppermann	....	co-producer
Vanessa Fourgeaud	....	co-producer
Jean Holtzmann	....	co-producer
Pierre Perrier	....	line producer
Jean-Yves Robin	....	co-producer
Lee Harold Schmitt	....	line producer
Teddy Vermeulin	....	lead producer

Original Music by
Imaro Quartet

Cinematography by
Jean-Marc Barr

Film Editing by
Jean-Marc Barr		(co-editor)
Teddy Vermeulin

Casting by
Laurence Wayser

Art Direction by
Gaelle Guitard

Costume Design by
Mimi Lempicka

Makeup Department
Aude Reant	....	makeup artist

Art Department
Mathieu Huez	....	set dresser
Yannis Kieffer	....	set dresser
Theo Liegeois	....	assistant to art director

Sound Department
Julien Bonvicini	....	sound editor
Julien Bonvicini	....	sound mixer
Damien Desandre	....	sound editor
Nicolas Joly	....	additional sound
Bruno Langiano	....	foley
Nathalie Montier	....	sound equipment provider
Matthieu Roche	....	boom operator (as Matthieu Roch)
Olivier Touche	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Lazare Pedron	....	additional camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laetitia Harvey	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Frederic Savoir	....	color grading
Philippe Savoir	....	credits designer

Other crew
Sylvie Benavides	....	executive producer

Thanks
Rodolphe Belmer	....	special thanks
Bertrand Faivre	....	special thanks
Michel Reilhac	....	special thanks
Bruno Solo	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Toloda
• Monkey Pack Films (co-production)
• Supersonic Productions (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Ciné+ (participation)

Distributors

• IFC Midnight (2012) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Njutafilms (2013) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Zelig Films Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Fine Films (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
• Wide Management (2012) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui" - France (original title)

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Germany:18 | France:-12 (cut version) | France:-16 (uncut version) (with warning) | UK:18 | South Korea:18

Company:

Toloda

good description of the sexual life of a whole family

What is interesting is the description of the sexual life of a whole french family living nowadays : from the young teenager who makes love for the first time with her girlfriend, to his grandfather who lost his wife and makes love with a young prostitute.

I found the description rather credible and realistic, all the actors are good.

I saw the uncensored version which is quite less explicit than many other mainstream movies with explicit sex scenes (like "9 songs" for instance). The DVD issue is more explicit, but most of the versions shown in movie theatre are censored (and rated for a public above 12 in France).

the sex scenes are relevant, they are linked to the story and they are neither gratuitous nor vulgar, I think.